Blog
Practical guides on AI, legal workflows and time capture, from the team behind OrdoLux.
Featured guides
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RAG vs Fine-Tuning: Which Do Law Firms Actually Need?
A plain-English guide to retrieval-augmented generation versus fine-tuning, and when each approach makes sense for legal research, knowledge and document review.
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Prompt Engineering for Solicitors: Getting Reliable Results from AI
How solicitors can structure prompts, constraints and checks to get reliable, repeatable outputs from AI tools without turning into prompt hobbyists.
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How to Run an AI Risk Assessment in Your Firm
A practical method to score AI risks in your firm: inventory use cases, score impact and likelihood, select controls and record sign-offs.
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The EU AI Act and UK Law Firms: A Practical 2025 Playbook
What the EU AI Act means in practice for UK law firms that use AI tools inside and outside the EU, and how to prepare sensible policies, inventories and contracts.
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The Near-Term Future of Legal Tech: What Firms Should Prepare For
Five durable trends firms can act on now — no crystal ball required.
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Client Communication in the Age of AI: Faster Without Losing the Human
Use AI to speed up updates and clarity while keeping the empathy and judgment clients pay for.
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Ethics & Professional Duties When Using AI (for Solicitors)
Competence, confidentiality, supervision and duty to the court — translated into everyday practice when AI is in the loop.
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AI-Powered Contract Review: Where Firms Actually Win
A step-by-step approach to triage, clause extraction and variance checks that saves time without losing control.
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Data Privacy & Confidentiality When Using AI in UK Law Firms
A practical, UK-centric approach to lawful, confidential AI use under UK GDPR and professional duties.
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AI in Judgments: Where the Line Sits (and What Solicitors Should Expect)
Courts are exploring AI cautiously. Here’s how that affects submissions, bundles and expectations in 2026.
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Five Common Misconceptions About AI in Legal Practice
From ‘AI writes the advice’ to ‘confidentiality is impossible’, let’s separate hype from reality for UK firms.
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Legal AI for UK Solicitors: Guides & Workflows
A practical hub for UK solicitors exploring legal AI – from research and disclosure to time capture and billing.
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Time Capture & Billing for Law Firms: Guides & Workflows
A hub for UK law firms looking to improve time capture, billing accuracy and fee-earner productivity.
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AI in Legal Research: Precision Without the ‘Phantom Cases’
Practical guardrails UK solicitors can use to prevent hallucinated citations and keep research robust, efficient and court-ready.